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UNRWA Situation Report #114 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 10-19 June 2024, is valid as of 19 June 2024 at 22:30 (local time)

UNRWA

21 Jun 2024

Key Points

• Ongoing strikes by Israeli Forces continue, with aerial, land and maritime bombardment across the Gaza Strip. These result in civilian casualties, displacement and the destruction of residential structures and civilian infrastructure. Airstrikes have been especially intense in central Gaza (middle areas), particularly in Bureij, Maghazi and Nuseirat refugee camps and eastern Deir Al Balah. The Israeli Forces' ground offensive continues to expand, particularly in the southern regions of Gaza City and eastern Rafah, deepening the humanitarian crisis and significantly destabilizing humanitarian aid flows.
• Between 14 and 19 June, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, 130 Palestinians were reported killed and 421 were injured.
• to OCHA, between 1-18 June, out of the 61 coordinated humanitarian assistance missions to northern Gaza, 28 (or 46 per cent) were facilitated by the Israeli authorities, eight (13 per cent) were denied access, 16 (26 per cent) were impeded and nine (15 per cent) were cancelled due to logistical, operational or security reasons.
• In addition, out of the 192 coordinated humanitarian assistance missions to areas in southern Gaza, 134 (70 per cent) were facilitated by Israeli authorities, 12 (six per cent) were denied access, 26 (14 per cent) were impeded and 20 (10 per cent) were cancelled. Denied missions included four solid waste transfer missions to landfills, water delivery to multiple schools and other sites in northern Gaza, and transfer of hygiene kits also to northern Gaza.
• The ongoing Israeli military operation in Rafah is directly impacting the ability of aid agencies to bring critical humanitarian supplies into Gaza as well as the ability to rotate critical humanitarian staff. UNRWA has maintained a presence in Rafah with a focus on continuing missions to Kerem Shalom to retrieve fuel and aid. UNRWA is scaling up operations to significantly increase its capacity to retrieve aid via Kerem Shalom pending Israeli Authority movement approvals and cross-UN support to manage logistics.
• As of 19 June, the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since 7 October is 193.

The West Bank, including East Jerusalem

The West Bank, including East Jerusalem update will shift to once a week, every Monday.

• According to OCHA, between 7 October 2023 and 10 June 2024, 521 Palestinians, including 126 children, were killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
• Between 10 and 19 June there were at least 15 Palestinians killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. This included six Palestinians who were killed in an exchange of fire with the Israeli Security Forces (ISF) on 11 June in Kafr Dan, near Jenin in the northern West Bank. On 13 June, three Palestinians were killed in Qabatiya in the northern West Bank when the ISF stormed the village and hit a Palestinian house with anti-tank missiles.
• El Far'a camp in the northern West Bank was subject to multiple ISF operations during the reporting period. On 10 June, an ISF operation began in El Far'a camp lasting over 24 hours in which a Palestinian child was killed. During the operation, several UNRWA installations were damaged, while roads and camp infrastructure were destroyed by ISF bulldozers. On 16 June, during a separate ISF operation, the UNRWA Health Centre in El Far'a camp was subject to unauthorized entry by ISF personnel.
• The ISF shot and killed a Palestinian on 18 June after allegedly attempting a stabbing attack against ISF personnel in Beit Fajjar village, in the southern West Bank. On 14 June, a Palestinian vehicle rammed a group of ISF near Rantis junction in the central West Bank, injuring one before fleeing the area.
• Israeli settlers' violence persisted during this period, particularly in Masafer Yatta in the South Hebron Hills area. Settlers harassed and intimidated Palestinians, damaged crops and installed several caravans on Palestinian land.